Blue Pool Road

The road was previously occupied by Wong Nai Chung Village (黃泥涌村), which was settled by the Ngs (吳) and Yips (葉), both Hakkas from the Mainland,[1] before British Colonization on Hong Kong Island.

[2] Wong Nai Chung Village was replaced with residential buildings in the 1920s, as a consequence of urban development.

[1] The street is named after the former "Blue Pool", a natural feature[3] near the former Wong Nai Chung Village, in which people could bathe until around World War I.

[4][5] On 22 December 1941, a massacre of Chinese civilians by Japanese troops occurred at Blue Pool Road.

The lower end of Blue Pool Road is located near the Hong Kong Tramways Happy Valley terminus.

Tam Kung Temple at No.9 Blue Pool Road in July 2020.
Former entrance of an air-raid shelter , opposite No. 42 Blue Pool Road in August 2010.
Building at No.60 Blue Pool Road, housing the UNICEF Hong Kong head office in August 2010.
No. 118 and 120 Blue Pool Road in August 2010
Entrance of Marymount Secondary School at No. 123 Blue Pool Road in August 2010.